The temperature on February 8, 1893 was about 4.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
May 1 » The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
June 13 » Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
Day of marriage May 15, 1918
The temperature on May 15, 1918 was between 4.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kiev, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
March 21 » World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
September 29 » Germany's Supreme Army Command tells the Kaiser and the Chancellor to open negotiations for an armistice.
October 29 » The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny on the night of the 29th-30th, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
November 1 » Western Ukraine separates from Austria-Hungary.
Day of death March 24, 1954
The temperature on March 24, 1954 was between 4.2 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM.
April 8 » A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
May 17 » The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
July 5 » The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
December 4 » The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida.
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